Shane Hurlbut

The first thing to know about "Need for Speed" is this: It's no "Fast & Furious."

In trying for the vicarious varoom of the street-racing video game that inspired it, and no doubt dreaming of "Fast" success, "Speed" clocks in at a long two-plus hours and falls painfully short.

"Breaking Bad's" excellent thrill-seeker Aaron Paul is put in so many ludicrous situations — the worst being the googly eyes he has to make behind the wheel every time the engine revs — most will quickly write off the movie. Though I'm betting "Speed" gamers are the forgiving sort.

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